Apparatus



2 Smeets-Sheet 1.

Patented Apr.11.1862.

W. 11.1316121121. I RAILWAY SIGNALING APPARATUS.

(No Model.)

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2; W. H. BACHTBL.

RAILWAY SIGNALING APPARATUS.

Patented Apr. 11, 1882.

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i' UNITED STATES BATENT OFFICEe WILLIAM H. BAOHTEL, OF CANTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURTH TO BHRAM ZERBA, OF SAME PLAGE.

RAI'LWAY SIGNALING APPARATUS..

t SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 256,266, dated Apil 11, 1882.

Application lcd December 52, 18E1. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.- that the fla-gs may be raised or'lowered, as de- Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. BACHTEL, sired. o a citizen of the United States, residing at Oan- To the shafts-of the pulleys a. b are rigidly ton. in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, connected levers E F, extcndingdown to near r5 have invented certain new and useful Improvethe ground, their ends bearing against springs ments in Railway SignalingrApparatus and G, secured to the posts A B. The springs G, I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, which bear with great force against the levers 55 clear, and exact description of the same, ref- E F, prevent the possibility of the levers being L erence being had to the annexed drawings, moved by anyforce exceptthat exerted by the 1o making a part of this specilcation, and to the passing engine, thereby rendering it impossilettersandgures of reference marked thereon. ble for the levers to be moved by malicious Y Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invenpersons. p Y 6o tion, showing the ags in an elevated position The engine of the train, at its forward end to indicate danger,77 and Fig. 2 is a detail and side, must have connected to it an exview, on an enlarged scale, showing the opertended arm, by which the signaling apparatus ating-levers in their normal position. Y is operated, which acts in the following man- The present invention has relation to cerner: 65 tain new and useful improvements in railway The normal position of the levers E F when signaling apparatus; and it consistsin the dethe flags Daredown being shown in fulllines, 2o tails ot'construction,substantially as shown in Fig. 2, the train as it passes along over the the drawings and hereinafter described. Y track in a direction asindicated by the arrows,

In the accompanying drawings, A B desig- Fig. 1, the extended arm ou the forward end 7o nate two posts, let into the ground or otherand side of the engine, when brought in co'n- Wise supported in an uprightposition. To the' tact with the lever E of post B, will cause the upper end ofthe posts A B are connected two levers E Fof both posts A andB to assume the pulleys, a b, over which passes a wire or other position as indicated in Fig. 1, the levers F suitable rope, c. l This wire or rope c is endoccupying the position formerly occupiedby 75 less, and is connected to tbe` grooved pulleys the levers E. This movementof thelevers on a b, as shown in the drawings, each of said both the posts A B is caused by the pulleys a.

3o pulleys having connected thereto an operating b and the connecting cord or wire c, which cord, rope, or wire, These cords, ropes, ,or also, by pulling in the cords d, will'raisc the wires pass over small grooved pulleys e, consignal-fiags D and bring the levers g in posi- 8o nected to the upper ends of posts C, and extion as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. tend down and around small pulleys f, con- By the position of the levers as shown in nected to the lower ends of thc posts C, near Fig. 1 it will-be noticed that the lever E upon the ground. After the cords el pass around the post A is in position to .bc operated in like the pulleysfthe ends thereof are connected to manner by the engine as it passes, thereby 85 y levers g, said levers being in turn pivoted to bringing the levers of both posts again in their standards h. e normal position, as shown in Fig. 2, turning 4o Connected to the standards h are suitable the pulleys a. b in areverse direction,lowerin,e,` springs, i, which operate to throw the levers g the signal-ags, and by the assistance of the in a direct-ion toward the posts to bring the springs causing the lower end of the pivoted 9o hammers k in contact with the bells l, the levers g to be elevated out of reach ot' the exsame .being connected to the posts C. tended arm upon the engine ofthe next train.

The wires or ropes d are attached in any The posts A B C, it should be understood, convenient manner to the staffs of signal-flags are arranged a considerable distance apart, D, the ends of said stads being pivoted in any and should a train of cars pass the postC before 9 5 suitable manner to supports on the posts G, so the engine of a forward train had operated the levers ofthe post A, the lever g beingin position as illustrated in Fig. l, the arm upon the engine of said succeeding train would strike the lever g and cause au alarm to be sounded. I do not desire to be understood as confining myself` to any particular alarm-sounding device arranged to be operated by the levers g, as a gong maybe substituted for the bell, and possibly would be better in case ot' heavy fogs. It should be understood that the signal-flags remain raised only so long as the levers of the post A are not reached and operated by the passing engine, and at any time before this occurs the leverg is in position to be operated by a succeeding engine, and thus sound an alarm to notify the engineer that the precedv ing train has notreached the second signal-iag or passed around the curve, as the case may be. The alarm is only necessary in case of a heavy fog or where the signal-llag is not seen by the engineer.

The signaling apparatus may be also employed for use in cross-roads to notify persons that a train is approaching, a ljagin such case being connected to the cord or wire e between the pulleys a b in any suitable manner that will admit of the Hag being raised or lowered similar to the signals D.

A spring or Weight may be connected to the cords e, when ot' metal, to allow for contraction and expansion by the heat and cold, and it is preferable that a cap or suitable cover should be placed over the several pulleys and bearings of the apparatus, also the bells, to protect them from the snow or storms.

The posts A B are iirmly held in an upright position by braces H, of the form shown in the drawings, so that there will be no possibility of the posts being affected by heavy windstorms.

Having now fully described my invention, what Ielaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a railway signaling apparatus, the flags D and cords or Wires d, in combination with the levers E F and springs G, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. In a railway signaling apparatus, the signatags D, and cords or wires d c, in combination with pulleys a b and levers E F, constructed and arranged to operate substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. In a railway signaling apparatus, the combination, with the signal-flags D, wires or cords d, and levers E F, of the levers g, provided with a suitable alarm-sounding device, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence ot' two witnesses.

WILLIAM H. BACHTEL. Witnesses:

L. I. ONEAL, SIMON JOSEPH. 

